2009
Entrepreneurship Immersion Program
(updated April 25, 2009)
Note: England/Ireland is 6 hours ahead of Central Standard time.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR
PARTICIPANTS: Make sure you bring your passport, ATM card, and student
ID. Once you receive your airline ticket you are
responsible for keeping it safe. Remember to pack light (you may end up
carrying your bags a long way). Bring a small carry-on bag (e.g. school back pack).
Check luggage rules
HERE Carry a copy of this schedule with you at all times. Make sure you read
TIPS
Remember, you need to be very flexible
on this program. There will be experiences significantly different - behavior, foods,
people, language, customs,
etc. - than you are accustomed to at home.
PACK LIGHT 30-40 POUNDS
MAX; BRING ALARM CLOCK; KEEP YOUR VALUABLES (PASSPORT, CREDIT CARDS, ATM
CARD, MONEY) SAFE.
For information about the weather and
metric system click on
link! ; More information on Europe and the EU? Go
here ;
Get the latest
exchange rate information.
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How will you be graded? Click here;
Plus, everyone
should plan to do this assignment
during the
time they are in Europe.
EMERGENCY ONLY PHONE
NUMBER for DR. STAPLETON; 618 201 2468 (from U.S.) +1 618 2012468 from
Europe.
| Date | (All Times Based on a 24 Hour Clock) | Overnight Stay |
| Monday, May 25, 2009 |
15:00 Meet at Departures Level, Main
Terminal, St Louis Airport. (need a ride from Cape? - contact Dr Stapleton before May 8) 16:50 Depart St Louis AA863 18:05 Arr. Chicago (ORD) 19:15 Depart Chicago AA92 |
Rooming List |
| Tuesday, May 26, 2009 |
08:35 Arrive Dublin
Clear Immigration and Customs, city bus to hotel 10:30 (Estimated) Leave bags at hotel, short walking tour, Welcome at Dublin Institute of Technology; Return to hotel in mid-afternoon to check into rooms See Trinity College, Book of Kells, the Spire, ChristChurch, St Patrick's Cathedral. Dublin City Center Map Travel info here |
Fleet Street Hotel, Temple Bar
(3 nights) 19-20 Fleet Street Temple Bar, Dublin 2 Tel: +353 (0)1 6708124 Fax: +353 (0)1 6708104 |
| Wednesday, May 27, 2009 |
DIT Program (contact professor: Roger Sherlock; Roger.Sherlock@dit.ie) | |
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 |
DIT Program | |
| Friday, May 29, 2009 |
08:30 Depart Hotel;
13:10 Depart Dublin - Aer Lingus EI240 14:30 Arr. London Gatwick (LGW) 15:50 National Express Coach - SHQ25 17:20 Arr. London Victoria Coach Station Walk to Victoria tube station (15 min.). Tube from Victoria to Paddington 18:00 Estimated - hotel check-in Orientation to tube system; 2 hour walking tour around London, weather permitting; Kensington Gardens (See Kensington Palace) and Hyde Park to Green Park, thru Imperial College to Victoria and Albert Museum, Natural History Museum and Science Museums, to Brompton Oratory, to Harrods at Knightsbridge. |
London, England
(3 Nights) Castleton Hotel, London W2 1UD Tel : 011 44 20 7706 4666 Fax: 011 44 20 7706 2288 Tube: Paddington on Circle, District (make sure you get on the correct train), or Hammersmith and City Line or Lancaster Gate on Central line |
| Saturday, May 30, 2009 |
0800 Breakfast (included) Suggested
sightseeing Consider starting the day at Portabello Road - huge antique and flea market (remember the movie; Nottinghill Gate?) Other shopping: Oxford Street; Camden Town Market; St Paul's Cathedral ; Tate Modern Gallery (closes 1800); Globe Theatre (Shakespeare Museum); Imperial War Museum, Westminster Cathedral; British Museum (open 10-1700) Tower of London Tower Bridge, HMS Belfast, Greenwich; Abbey Rd. (St John's Wood tube station), the London Eye. Want to see a play? London Theatre: Check the Half Price Booth (in Leicester Square) or various discount brokers around Leicester Square tube station, for tickets for shows |
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| Sunday, May 31, 2009 |
0800 Breakfast (included) Suggested
sightseeing Westminster Abbey ; Big Ben& Houses of Parliament; 11:00 Changing of Guard @ Buckingham Palace; see Cafe-in-the-Crypt basement of St. Martin- In The- Fields Church , National Gallery and National Portrait Museum (all at Trafalgar Square), walk along Whitehall, past 10 Downing Street (PM's residence), Horse Guards and Cabinet War Rooms;; |
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| Monday, June 1, 2009 |
07:00
Breakfast (included) 07:15 Depart Hotel; Tube from Paddington to Victoria; walk to coach station (15 min.) 08:30 Dep. National Express coach from London Victoria Coach Station 10:55 Arr. Coventry Pool Meadow Bus Station, Priory Street (Travel tips; here) Walk to hotel, drop bags. 12:00 Meet at Coventry University; afternoon sightseeing program. |
Britannia Coventry Hotel (3 Nights) Fairfax Street, Coventry CV1 5RP
Tel: 0871 222 0095 |
Fax: 0871 222 7709 |
| Tuesday, June 2, 2009 |
07:00
Breakfast (included) Coventry University Program (contact professor; Bill Brooke; bsx227@coventry.ac.uk) |
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| Wednesday, June 3, 2009 |
07:00
Breakfast (included) Coventry University Program |
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| Thursday, June 4, 2009 |
07:00 Breakfast (included) 08:00 Depart Hotel. Walk to Coventry Pool Meadow Bus Station, Priory Street 08:30 Depart Coventry National Express Coach 10:30 Arr. London Heathrow Central Coach Station (LHR) 12:50 Depart LHR AA47 15:25 Arr. Chicago (ORD) 17:55 Depart ORD AA1235 19:10 Arr. St Louis |
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*Please Note: Schedule is subject to change.
For further information or inquires, please contact:
Dr. Peter Gordon
Dr. James Stapleton
Dempster Hall 246 B
Dempster Hall 262
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau MO
63701
Tel: (573) 651 - 2914
Tel: (573) 651 - 2010
Fax:
(573) 651 - 5032
Fax: (573) 651 2992
e-mail: pgordon@semo.edu
jstapleton@semo.edu